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  • At Morgan’s Rock in Nicaragua, far from your typical family beach resort
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    At Morgan’s Rock in Nicaragua, far from your typical family beach resort

    ByEileen Ogintz December 7, 2013July 12, 2021

    Morgan’s Rock in southwest Nicaragua is about as far from a typical beach resort as you can get, from waking up to the howler monkeys to activities that include jungle walks, horseback riding on the beach and zip lining nearby.

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  • The Luminous History of the National Christmas Tree Lighting Event
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    The Luminous History of the National Christmas Tree Lighting Event

    ByEileen Ogintz December 6, 2013July 5, 2021

    The National Parks Foundation has a guest post chock full of history of the National Christmas Tree lighting events.

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  • At Jicaro Island Ecolodge, sustainability is a passion
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    At Jicaro Island Ecolodge, sustainability is a passion

    ByEileen Ogintz December 6, 2013July 15, 2021

    At Jicaro Island Ecolodge almost everything is locally sourced and sustainable. The food is delicious. And the scraps from the kitchen feed the pigs on a nearby farm whose waste produces methane cooking gas for the local farmers.

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  • On Lake Nicaragua, a dream comes true at Jicaro Island Ecolodge
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    On Lake Nicaragua, a dream comes true at Jicaro Island Ecolodge

    ByEileen Ogintz December 5, 2013July 15, 2021

    Karen Emanuel came to Nicaragua on vacation. She left with an island — and a new dream — Jicaro Island Ecolodge, a beautiful resort on the largest lake in Central America.

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  • Visiting Boston and the historic Boston Tea Party
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    Visiting Boston and the historic Boston Tea Party

    ByEileen Ogintz December 5, 2013July 10, 2021

    There may be 21st-century LED holiday lights all over Boston, but we’ve time-traveled back to 1773 — Dec. 16, 1773 to be exact — the night that literally changed the course of American history.

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  • Six days in Nicaragua, the next family eco-travel destination?
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    Six days in Nicaragua, the next family eco-travel destination?

    ByEileen Ogintz December 4, 2013July 15, 2021

    We’ve followed our 22-year-old daughter Melanie here to Nicaragua, which many say is poised to become the next eco tourist’s must-see destination with volcanoes, cloud forests, pristine beaches and tiny eco resorts like Jicaro Island Ecolodge.

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  • Take the Kids Skating at The Rink at Bryant Park
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    Take the Kids Skating at The Rink at Bryant Park

    ByEileen Ogintz December 2, 2013July 10, 2021

    this time of year also means winter fun and what better way to ring in the season than to go ice skating in Bryant Park in the heart of Manhattan.

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  • New ways to light up your holidays this season
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    New ways to light up your holidays this season

    ByEileen Ogintz November 28, 2013July 10, 2021

    Virtually every town and city in the country has holiday festivals and displays. You just have to make time to enjoy them. Skip the mall Santa (my kids always bawled) and take them someplace where you can all gawk at spectacular light displays

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  • Last day in Paris — to the local market and in a French cooking class for dinner
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    Last day in Paris — to the local market and in a French cooking class for dinner

    ByEileen Ogintz November 23, 2013July 15, 2021

    We’re seven strangers ranging from 22 to 60-something standing in a Paris afternoon outdoor market trying to decide. We’ve signed on for a cooking class with La Cuisine Paris, one of just a handful here that offers classes in English.

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  • Eileen tours the Bahamas and meets the locals
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    Eileen tours the Bahamas and meets the locals

    ByEileen Ogintz November 22, 2013July 10, 2021

    Eileen tours the Bahamas with locals guiding the way. Three videos.

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  • A unique foodie tour led by a Paris Greeter who certainly knows his neighborhood
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    A unique foodie tour led by a Paris Greeter who certainly knows his neighborhood

    ByEileen Ogintz November 22, 2013July 15, 2021

    Today, we’re touring this hip foodie neighborhood with Edouard Morhange who live nearby and is on the board of the Paris Greeter organization, which offers some 3,000 free tours every year given by 360 greeters.

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  • 10 Deals to brighten your Cyber Monday
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    10 Deals to brighten your Cyber Monday

    ByEileen Ogintz November 21, 2013July 5, 2021

    You’ll find plenty of bargains on Cyber Monday. Check what your favorite hotel chain, cruise line or resorts are offering. Here are 10 deals that are just a sampling of what’s out there

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  • A family tour of a Paris neighborhood with a local guide
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    A family tour of a Paris neighborhood with a local guide

    ByEileen Ogintz November 21, 2013July 7, 2021

    We’re in Gerard Merlot, a shop famous for macarons in the St Germain district of Paris, with guide Genevieve, who we’ve met through a terrific company called Tours by Locals.

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  • Two new ways families can take the stress out of flying
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    Two new ways families can take the stress out of flying

    ByEileen Ogintz November 21, 2013July 15, 2021

    Want to get whisked through security? It may be too late for Thanksgiving, but if you are flying for Christmas, you’ve got time to sign up for Global Entry, the trusted traveler network that allows you to make your way quickly through special lines and customs by using automated kiosks at 97 domestic airports through the TSA Pre-check Program.

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  • A visit to the town where Vincent Van Gogh spent his final most prolific days
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    A visit to the town where Vincent Van Gogh spent his final most prolific days

    ByEileen Ogintz November 20, 2013June 28, 2023

    I’m literally walking in Vincent Van Gogh’s footsteps to the field where he painted the famous paintings like the Wheatfield of Crows and where he shot himself.

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  • In Rouen, France — Joan of Arc and Monet
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    In Rouen, France — Joan of Arc and Monet

    ByEileen Ogintz November 19, 2013July 7, 2021

    In this medieval city, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. Today we see a cathedral that was begun in 1145—amazing it is still standing after being damaged in WWII. Nearly 9,000 half timbered houses burned during WWII.

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  • Two days touring the D-Day sites in Normandy
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    Two days touring the D-Day sites in Normandy

    ByEileen Ogintz November 17, 2013July 15, 2021

    We are at the famous Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial overlooking Omaha Beach, where the massive allied assault on the Normandy on June 6, 1944 aimed to liberate France and defeat Nazi Germany.

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  • Eileen reports on Gettysburg 150 years after Lincoln’s famous address
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    Eileen reports on Gettysburg 150 years after Lincoln’s famous address

    ByEileen Ogintz November 17, 2013July 16, 2021

    Eileen’s report on Gettysburg as the 150th Anniversary of Lincoln’s famous address approaches. On Foxnews.com.

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  • Unique tours of Paris — Eileen on Foxnews.com
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    Unique tours of Paris — Eileen on Foxnews.com

    ByEileen Ogintz November 16, 2013July 16, 2021

    logo-foxnewsEileen explains the unique tours that are offered for families in Paris on Foxnews.com.

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  • A cruise with a difference — along the Seine  in Normandy
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    A cruise with a difference — along the Seine in Normandy

    ByEileen Ogintz November 16, 2013July 7, 2021

    I’m on a different kind of cruise—a River Cruise on the Seine in France on Avalon Waterways Creativity—just 140 passengers on this 361-foot long barge and with just 70 staterooms and two suites.

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  • Cruising on the Seine River – a stop at Monet’s Garden in Giverny
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    Cruising on the Seine River – a stop at Monet’s Garden in Giverny

    ByEileen Ogintz November 15, 2013July 15, 2021

    I’m walking in Monet’s glorious gardens at Giverny on sunny day thinking about a little girl skipping over the famous green Japanese Bridges a big smile on her face.

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  • Family gatherings at Gettysburg for 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s address
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    Family gatherings at Gettysburg for 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s address

    ByEileen Ogintz November 14, 2013July 9, 2021

    At the time, no one expected the speech to be a big deal. Lincoln had merely been asked to make a few remarks at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, here in the Pennsylvania countryside, just four months after the searing battle that turned the tide of the Civil War.

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  • Learning about grapes and history in the Champagne region near Paris
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    Learning about grapes and history in the Champagne region near Paris

    ByEileen Ogintz November 14, 2013July 15, 2021

    We’re sitting in a family dining room in a tiny French village eating chicken cooked in champagne and sipping champagne. This is the Champagne Region of France afterall.

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  • Time-traveling in Paris — to a tiny hotel in a 17th Century building
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    Time-traveling in Paris — to a tiny hotel in a 17th Century building

    ByEileen Ogintz November 13, 2013July 15, 2021

    We’ve moved from the heart of fashionable Paris to the St. Germaine neighborhood on the Left Bank and feel like we’ve time traveled, checking in to the tiny Hotel Verneuil, a 26-room hotel that is housed in a 17th century building.

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  • Touring the famous Louvre in Paris with a family-oriented guide
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    Touring the famous Louvre in Paris with a family-oriented guide

    ByEileen Ogintz November 12, 2013July 15, 2021

    Eighty per cent of her clients are American families. She notes that most guides, while true experts in their field, aren’t often as willing to play to the kids’ interests so when booking a guide, it is key to make sure they appreciate that kids’ may not have as long attention span.

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  • Gather the family for a holiday feast at a country villa
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    Gather the family for a holiday feast at a country villa

    ByEileen Ogintz November 7, 2013July 15, 2021

    You can gather the gang in a beautifully decorated home without doing all the work that typically entails, and without cooking at all — unless you want to. All you’ve got to do for a stress-free holiday is to celebrate at a vacation villa or condo rather than at your overcrowded house.

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  • A Taste of MyMagic+ at Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
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    A Taste of MyMagic+ at Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

    ByEileen Ogintz November 1, 2013July 6, 2021

    I’s hard not to have a great time when it’s fall and you’re attending the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival! This year, we also had the opportunity to test out Disney’s new vacation planning tool called MyMagic+.

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  • To Keystone CO – one of the most kid-centric ski areas in the country
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    To Keystone CO – one of the most kid-centric ski areas in the country

    ByEileen Ogintz October 31, 2013July 15, 2021

    Keystone is Vail Resort’s most kid-centric resort, with kids-ski free (as long as you book a two-night stay), night skiing tweens and teens love and daily “Kidtopia” activities. There’s a parade through the village on Saturdays with kids being twirled around in tires, free cookies and hot cider in the ice-skating rink, the chance to meet and greet the avalanche dogs and ski patrollers, free kids sundaes and more.

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  • Boston as a fall getaway – perfect timing with World Series
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    Boston as a fall getaway – perfect timing with World Series

    ByEileen Ogintz October 24, 2013July 16, 2021

    Perfect timing with the World Series! Boston as a fall getaway destination. All the history. Eileen segment on Foxnews.com.

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  • Exploring Niagara Falls — at the water and beyond
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    Exploring Niagara Falls — at the water and beyond

    ByEileen Ogintz October 24, 2013July 15, 2021

    What I didn’t realize then — and I was glad to discover now — was how much there is for families — even those on a tight budget — to see and do here, beyond exploring the falls in what,

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